In yesterday's battle, among the four legions sent by Caracalla, the Macedonian legion suffered the heaviest losses. Half of the corpses burned by the Han army belonged to the Macedonian legion. Upon hearing the news, the soldiers of the Macedonian legion were extremely angry.
The commander of the Macedonian Legion is called Alexander, who is said to be a descendant of Alexander III, King of the Kingdom of Macedonia during the ancient Greek period. Alexander was known for his bravery and prowess in the Qin army, and had a bad temper. However, because he himself also had Macedonian blood, All the soldiers under his command were from Macedonia, so he loved his soldiers very much.
Now, not only did his soldiers suffer heavy casualties, but their corpses were completely burned by the Han people. Alexander was furious, shouting that he wanted to avenge the blood of the soldiers, and wished he could raise his troops to kill them now.
However, the commanders of the other three legions had different views. These three legions were the Dacian legion from the northeast of Rome, the Cyrenaica legion from near Egypt, and the Mauritanian legion from the southwest coast of the Mediterranean. Among them, the former The Rannigar Army and the Mauritanian Army were both recently formed.
In yesterday's battle, the Macedonian Legion fought the most bravely, and therefore suffered the greatest casualties. The situation of these three legions was relatively better, with each legion suffering no more than 10,000 casualties. Especially the two newly formed legions, from the commander When it comes to ordinary soldiers, their willpower is a little weaker. The behavior of the Han army burning corpses, for them, the element of fear is far greater than anger.[
The three commanders unanimously rejected Alexander's proposal for a decisive battle with the Han army. They advocated holding on and waiting for further orders from Caracalla. It would be best to make peace with the Han people.
To be honest, many Qin nobles did not agree with Caracalla's method of massacring Han merchants to anger the Han Dynasty. Although the Han people's goods earned countless gold and silver from Qin, they also promoted the prosperity of Qin's provinces. This was a win-win situation. The situation was destroyed by Caracalla. In the Han-Qin trade, these legion commanders including Alexander actually gained a lot of benefits.
In the past, because of Caracalla's propaganda, these commanders thought that the Han army only relied on the strength of its soldiers and armor and was actually vulnerable. However, yesterday's battle gave them a new understanding. Therefore, except for Alexander, other commanders Both hope that relations between the two parties can return to their pre-war status.
Seeing that everyone else was cowering, Alexander stood up and said loudly: "Okay, if you don't go, we will go by ourselves!"
The Macedonian Legion always looks arrogant, and others have long been disgusted with it. It's just that they dare not speak out because of their lack of strength. Now, the Macedonian Legion has suffered heavy casualties, and the three commanders can no longer control them. Take it seriously. The commander of the Mauritanian Army, Baushe, said disdainfully: "Then let's fill up the wine here and wait for the news of your Excellency's victory."
Das, the commander of the Dacia Legion, and Kotra, the commander of the Cyrenaica Legion, both laughed. Alexander walked away with anger on his face.
However, when Alexander returned to his military camp and saw the camp full of wounded soldiers, he was immediately discouraged. Even if all the lightly wounded soldiers were incorporated into the team, there would only be more than 8,000 people, not even a decent phalanx of 10,000 people. They couldn't get it all together, so to challenge the Han army was no different than to risk death. Alexander had no choice but to suppress the anger of revenge and send people to report the situation here to Rome and ask for reinforcements from Caracalla. Bausher and others learned about Alexander's This move made his contempt for the Macedonian legions even worse.
Geta also deployed two legions in Asia Minor, namely the Lusitania Army and the Petica Legion. Lusitania and Petica are both the westernmost provinces of the Qin Empire, across the sea from Mauritania. Here
The nobles are basically supporters of Geta, and these two legions have just been formed by Geta.
Unlike other legions of the Great Qin Empire, Geta accepted Ju Yi's guidance when forming these two legions and added many crossbowmen to the legions. The purpose was to deal with the light cavalry of the Han army that came and went like the wind.
Yesterday, although the Lusitania Army and the Petica Army did not enter the battle, commanders Risa and Eurydice still sent a large number of detailed troops, so they understood the progress of the entire battle. During this battle, no Han soldiers were found.
The light cavalry of the army was still there, but the Han infantry still completely crippled the arrogant Macedonian army, which also made Rizal and Eurydice fearful. However, the task given to them by Geta was to take advantage of Caracalla to fight the Han army.
When both sides are hurt, they can go and reap the benefits. They can continue to hide behind the scenes, but there is no need to worry.
Qin's army stopped fighting here, and Zhang's army did not move at all.
The soldiers of the Han army were busy all night, treating the wounded and cleaning the battlefield. Even the soldiers who were not involved in these tasks were in full preparedness, ready to be ready for a sneak attack by the Qin army. Now that it was dawn, the Qin army was not moving, so they just had to hurry up.
It's time to take a rest. The defensive positions around the Han army's camp are very strong, and it is difficult to carry out sneak attacks during the day. If the Qin army wants to launch a strong attack, it will not be able to attack without ten times the force. They can sleep peacefully.
Although he didn't sleep a wink all night, Zhang did not go to rest. He was visiting the wounded in the camp. In this battle, the Han army fought with great authority, but the casualties were also heavy. However, the situation of the Han army's wounded was much better than that of the Qin army.
There are specialized medical soldiers in the Han army. These medical soldiers must also receive strict training. They can also pick up swords and guns and fight in battle, but their more important task is to treat the wounded. They have all received training from the surgical miracle doctor Hua Tuo.
Some of them are also students who graduated from medical schools. Under simple conditions, they can also provide timely treatment to injured soldiers.
Of course, a group of seriously injured people still have to be sent to the rear. A temporary hospital has been built in the Dahan Concession in Parthia, where Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo's chief disciple Zhang Qing are. If these seriously injured people can be sent to the rear, a temporary hospital has been built.
The sooner they are sent there, the greater their chances of survival will be.
Zhang came here, firstly, to visit them, and secondly, to supervise the work of transporting the seriously injured. As soon as he arrived outside the camp, he heard a fierce quarrel coming from inside. Zhang frowned, opened the tent door, and said in a deep voice
He shouted: "Stop arguing! The wounded need to rest in peace, don't you know?"
A medical soldier said aggrievedly: "General Zhang, this brother has broken an arm and has become a cripple, but he refuses to go to the rear for treatment. He insists on going to the battlefield. He doesn't listen to everyone's advice and just keeps arguing.
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This is a young captain, tall, with a childish face that is stained with blood. His entire left arm has been completely cut off, and the bandage is stained with blood. If such injuries were suffered in other armies, they would be thrown away even if they died.
Half a life, but the captain was able to stand up. In addition to timely treatment, his strong physical fitness was also an important reason.
Zhang An said "What a pity", stepped forward, patted the captain's right shoulder, helped him sit down, nodded and said: "Little brother, if you go to the battlefield like this, not only can't you kill the enemy, but you can also
It will drag down other brothers. Listen to Zhang’s advice and go back to the concession first. If you keep the green hills, you won’t be afraid of running out of firewood. If you take good care of yourself, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!”[
The young captain did not expect that a powerful general could be so kind and approachable. He couldn't help but choked up and said: "The general shoulders the hope of reviving the family. I didn't expect that he would be injured like this for the first time on the battlefield.
When I go back, I will face my ancestors. Please ask the general to give me another chance. Even if I die on the battlefield, I will never complain!"
Zhang was stunned and asked: "What's your name?"
The captain's voice suddenly dropped: "Back to the general, the last general is Xia Houba."
"It turns out he is the son of Xia Houyuan. Sure enough, he is the son of a tiger father and a dog." Zhang couldn't help but look him up and down again, nodded and said, "You go to An Xin to recuperate first. I will tell your Majesty specifically about your affairs, and I will definitely make good arrangements for you.
Do not worry."
When they were in Hejian, Zhang and seven other people, including Liu Xin, Xu Huang and Zhang Fei, became brothers with different surnames. They had a deep relationship with each other. Zhang also knew that Xiahou Ba and Xiahou Juan were cousins. Now Xiahou Ba
After suffering such serious injuries at his hands and becoming disabled, Zhang Dunjue felt a little uneasy. He secretly thought that when he saw Liu Xin in the future, he would definitely seek an official position for Xiahou Ba, or at least get him a county magistrate.
Come on.
Unexpectedly, Xiahou Ba seemed to have guessed Zhang's thoughts. He waved his intact right arm vigorously and said loudly: "General, you must not let the last general retire! Although the last general is missing an arm, the last general can still
Beat. After being injured at the end of yesterday, he also hacked two people to death. If you don’t believe me, ask them!”
Xiahou Ba was so excited that when he said these words, he touched the wound on his left arm. He grimaced in pain and sweat broke out on his forehead.
Seeing this, Zhang did not dare to push too hard, so he could only mutter: "Well, you can rest assured and recover first, and when you are healed, you can come to my side and follow me. I will let your Majesty make a decision on future matters."
According to the military regulations of the Han Dynasty, a severely disabled person like Xiahou Ba should retire without special circumstances. Zhang agreed to let him stay first and had done his best. With this arrangement, Xiahou Ba had fewer opportunities to go into battle.
It's a lot, but I can finally stay in the military camp.
Xiahou Ba was not stupid. He knew that as long as he could keep his military status, there would be a turn for the better. He kept making promises and his mood stabilized.
After Zhang visited the wounded soldiers, he returned to the camp and observed with a telescope. There was no movement from the Qin army, which made him somewhat confused about the situation.